Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
  • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
  • G06F16/30—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of unstructured textual data
  • G06F16/35—Clustering; Classification
  • G06F16/353—Clustering; Classification into predefined classes
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S707/00—Data processing: database and file management or data structures
  • Y10S707/99931—Database or file accessing
  • Y10S707/99933—Query processing, i.e. searching
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S707/00—Data processing: database and file management or data structures
  • Y10S707/99941—Database schema or data structure
  • Y10S707/99943—Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for processing and accessing information objects, in particular documents. It also relates to a system for the implementation of this method.
• CD-ROM discs produced and distributed by the operator or the database manager generally include, in addition to the searchable data, consultation software modules, while the microcomputer to which the CD-ROM drive is connected resident search and processing software.
• the objects currently stored on CD-ROM discs are very diverse, since in multimedia applications, these objects include not only computer data, graphic objects, sound elements or even video or animation sequences.
• the consultation software associated with CD-ROM drives currently offers already very extensive possibilities for searching, accessing information, processing and displaying this information.
• a user can thus navigate from one information object to another, according to his objectives and his progress within a structured object base. If the very large storage capacity of a CD-ROM type medium makes it possible to store a large number of document pages without problem, it nevertheless becomes difficult, even for an informed user, to access an object in a reasonable time. of information sought, when the database contains several thousand documents.
• information object is meant a set of codes and signs constituting a coherent whole representing data, information of all kinds, text, graphics, image, sound.
• steps to access one or more objects sought within the structured base comprising steps to search for objects and steps to read these objects on a permanent information medium.
• encyclopedias or dictionaries which employ a massive prior entry of information, a classification of this information, for example in alphabetical order or in a manner thematic, recording of this information processed and classified on CD-ROM discs, dissemination of these discs and their consultation by users on stations equipped with appropriate reading means.
• a simple adaptation of these known methods, for processing and making available complex information, such as information relating to regulations which must be constantly updated and have several levels of complexity, is difficult to envisage.
• the object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a method of processing and access to information objects, which allows, on the one hand, an easy updating of the document base intended to be registered. on permanent information carriers, and, on the other hand, easy access to objects sought within the database.
• the method for processing and accessing information objects, in particular documents comprising:
• each classification step comprises:
• each step for accessing an object further comprises a step for selecting at least one geographic area followed by a step for navigating within the selected geographic areas, this navigation step being able to browse any of the first and second filing plans.
• the technical effects obtained with the process according to the information include the relevance of the texts with regard to the area treated, the freshness and completeness of the information, whether regulatory texts or practical information, and the ease of searching for a document from the database.
• the method according to the invention it becomes possible to adapt to the behavior of a large number of users, to the different frequencies of their needs and to their variable knowledge of the field.
• the method further comprises, within the central site, a step for selecting within each collected object key elements, these key elements being grouped together. within a thesaurus, and the access steps include selection steps according to several criteria including a selection criterion by key element.
• the method according to the invention is preferably implemented for processing and accessing documents, and the documents collected are classified by type into basic documents, reference documents and notes.
• a system is proposed for processing and accessing objects, for implementing the method according to the invention, comprising: - at least one central site,
• these access means comprising means for searching for objects on a permanent information medium, characterized in that the classification means comprise:
• FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the processing steps of the method according to the invention, from the collection of documents to the editing of permanent information carriers;
• FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the steps to access documents, in the method according to the invention.
• a first step I of the method according to the invention consists in collecting at a central site SC documents D written in particular by experts RI, Rk, .., RN or communicated by authorized institutions and bodies. These collected CO documents are entered and formatted according to a common format.
• a second step II consists in carrying out a grouping RG of the different documents collected into several groups of documents DPI, DP2, .., DPM by geographical area, in this case by country PI, P2, .., PM and / or by area regional such as the European Union.
• the next step III can be a step of classifying the documents of each country PI, P2, .. PM into several types of documents.
• the basic documents DB1 are classified according to a table of contents TM which is common to all the countries.
• the corresponding classification plan PT is preferably a tree structure of themes comprising a high number of levels, for example twelve.
• the method according to the invention also provides for a step V of classification of the documents constituting a regulatory corpus CRI, CR2, ..., CRM (represented in hatched mode), this classification being carried out according to a hierarchical plan PH common to all the countries PI, P2, .., PM.
• This PH hierarchical plan has several levels, and can also be structured in the form of a tree structure.
• Each document can include one or more MC keywords characterizing a subject treated and intended for multi-criteria searches. These keywords as well as keyword phrases are grouped with their alias of search in a TH thesaurus. LHi, LHj, LHk tags are also available within the documents, corresponding to hypertext links allowing navigation between different documents in the document base, according to a technique which is now well known and widely used.
• BD document base structured by country PI, P2, .., PM with which are associated a table of contents plan PT, a hierarchical plan PH and a TH thesaurus.
• processing steps I-VI can be carried out in a chronological order different from that which has just been described.
• documents can be assigned keywords and tags for hypertext links before being grouped by country.
• classification by type which can also be carried out before grouping by country.
• an editing step VII carried out on a production site SP the documentary database BD and a dedicated application generator LD are recorded according to a known reproduction process ED on permanent CD information carriers, such as CD-ROM discs or any other equivalent medium. These materials are then distributed to users.
• a first way (A) consists in carrying out a search (A1) for basic documents by consulting (A2) the table of contents TM.
• the method according to the invention indicates the number of DC documents corresponding to this theme, provides access (A4) to these documents and provides a summary for each of said documents that the user can consult (A5) to request the display of one or more relevant documents.
• a second path (B) proposed to the user consists of a multi-criteria selection of any document from the BD document base.
• a first step (Bl) the user chooses a combination of search criteria (B2) which can be in particular:
• the method according to the invention then performs a multi-criteria search (B3) which leads to a result of the request (B4) generally in the form of a number of documents identified as satisfying the combination of criteria chosen.
• This result allows the user to determine if the search was satisfactory (B5), in which case he can perform a consultation (B6) of the identified document (s). Otherwise, the user may be led either to refine the search (B7) or to widen this search (B8).
• a multi-criteria search one can also provide a logical combination of words leading to a "full text" search. A display of lists presenting the user with possible choices ("full text" index, keyword index) facilitates the expression of the search query.
• hypertext links result from a cross analysis carried out by the editors of the documents, and can be of three types:
• Another search mode offered by the method according to the invention consists in carrying out interactive navigation in the hierarchical classification plan PH of the regulatory corpus CRI, CR2, .., CRM of one or more several selected countries PI, P2, .., PM, select a document and display it for viewing.
• the processing and access method according to the invention offers the manager of the document base great flexibility in updating this database. Indeed, as new documents are received from drafting experts, these documents can be processed continuously and join the geographic groups to which they correspond. The new documents then replace documents which are now obsolete or out of date, are classified and join the appropriate thematic levels within the tree structure. New, constantly updated disc editions are produced and released periodically.
• Permanent information carriers can be CD-ROM discs as described above, but also CD-I (Compact Disc Interactive) discs or any other permanent information medium, rewritable or not.

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